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lude

Pronunciation: /ˈluːd(ə)/

“lude” is a Middle English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. sound, noise, clamor

Etymology

From Old English hlȳd (“noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension”), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō (“sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Influenced by Old Norse hljóð (from Proto-Germanic *hleuþą). The final vowel is generalised from Old English inflected forms.

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